Novels like The Underdog Strikes Back: I Came First, but My Parents Are Dead
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- 1 Deceiving the Emperor Without Concealment 欺君不罔 “Xie Qing, are you kneeling to the Dragon Throne, or to this realm?” The beads of my imperial crown chimed softly as I gazed at his lowered eyes. His fingertip traced the still-wet ink on the green jade desk: “Your servant kneels to that night of snow outside the imperial study in the seventh year of Yongzheng, to the pear blossom petals caught on Your Majesty’s sleeve, and to...” His words stopped abruptly. Only the steady drip of the water clock remained. Later, while sorting through old arc 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After My Husband’s Mistress Caused Me to Miscarry, I Went Mad 被老公的小三打流产后，我发疯了 After My Husband’s Mistress Beat Me Into a Miscarriage, I Went Mad 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Beyond the Light-Years, a Distance from Muyao 光年之外暮尧之遥 [Apocalypse, transmigration, sweet romance + tragic love + strong heroine] Nan Ze Muyao watched Muxi, radiant in her wedding dress and so beautiful she took his breath away. His fists clenched until they creaked, and blood seeped between his fingers from the force of his grip. She was his woman, yet she was about to marry another man. He could only watch from below, and he could never be generous enough to offer his blessing. The two babies in Muxi's belly had no idea who their father was or wha 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Love You Like My Life, I Can't Help Myself 爱你如命，情不自禁 When Qin Qin finally married Mu Hanze, just as she had always wished, all she got in return was the need for an organ transplant. When she found out she was pregnant, his single word, “Abort it,” sent Qin Qin straight to hell. As her love slowly faded, she looked back and realized that the cruelty that had left her broken was, incredibly, his deepest love. 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 5 The Maid’s Nightly Wails: I’m Carrying the Master’s Child 通房丫鬟的夜夜哀嚎：我怀了老爷的种 “The boy who grew up with me has become my own brother.” I am the lowliest maid in the Li household, a bedchamber servant, and the “Yiyi” he has cherished since childhood. He knelt for three days to beg for a proper status for me. Under the moon, we secretly exchanged vows, and he swore that I would be the only woman he would ever take as his wife. But on the eve of our wedding, his father pinned me to the bed. He sneered, “You’re nothing but a servant. You don’t even qualify as my son’s bedcham —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 A Lotus Blooms, a Lotus Fades 一莲生，一莲止 A lotus blooms, a lotus fades. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 My Brain Cancer Was Terminal, but My Wife's Family Sent Me to Be Cremated 脑癌晚期，老婆全家送我去火化 Lin Beichen, a singing superstar and international movie star, dies an untimely death in a car accident. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself in a parallel world. The Lin Beichen of this parallel world was framed and turned into a fool. He also became the Xia family's live-in son-in-law, with Xia Yanran, a renowned female CEO in Haicheng, as his wife. Doctors diagnosed Lin Beichen with terminal brain cancer. While Xia Yanran was abroad, her family secretly sent him to a crematorium to 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Roses Bloom Every Year, but the Badge Is Gone for Good 玫瑰年年开，警徽不再归 Roses Bloom Every Year, but the Badge Is Gone for Good 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Song of Chaoge 朝歌辞 [Heartbreaking historical romance + love at first sight + powerful hero and heroine + separation and death + hidden identities] Everyone knows a bitter pill wrapped in sugar still tastes sweet! So let's say the important thing three times: sweet romance, sweet romance, sweet romance! A handsome young man rides home, only to stumble upon an assassination attempt. He casually saves a man in red, so why can't he get rid of him afterward? The man takes his hairpin and steals his Lovebug. When they m 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Qin Wall Locks Zhaohua 秦壁锁昭华 A tragic romance between a young general and the reigning emperor’s eldest princess. Qin Wei was executed along with his entire clan, and his name was never cleared. Rong Zhaoyan was taken by force and died by suicide in the golden hall, finding no peace in life. If only they had held on to each other a little tighter back then, would things have turned out differently? Whether fate brings people together or draws them apart can depend on a single thought. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 After Falling Into the Abyss 坠入深渊后 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Fallen Blossoms Bid the Trees Farewell 落花辞树 [Not Reborn]+ [No System]+ [Realistic]+ [Slow-Paced]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Redemption] “Why! Why are you treating me this way? Why do you keep bullying me!” I roared in anguish. I pounded the wall with all my strength. My hands were already mangled and bloody, but I couldn’t feel the slightest pain. In the dim room, the wall was covered in dark, blackish bloodstains. With one last punch, my fist slammed into the wall with a violent impact, and I crumpled to the floor. A tearing pain stabbed through —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Three Yuan, Not Cheap! 三元，不便宜! Three yuan, not cheap! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Song of the Sorrowful Flower 悲花鸣 Wen Xinlan and Mo Wan Feng were childhood sweethearts who grew up together, playing side by side and sharing countless happy moments. But fate had other plans, and they were forced to part, each going their own way. Years later, they unexpectedly met again in a bustling crowd. Their old affection rekindled like a spark, and the longing they had buried in their hearts surged back to the surface. Having endured the pain of separation, they rekindle their love, and a poignant romance begins... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Ginkgo and Bullets 银杏与子弹 Ginkgo and Bullets 26Reads—Score114d adds
- 16 When We Reunited Five Years Later, He Said I Made Him Sick 五年后重逢，他却说倒胃口 We Reunited Five Years Later, but He Said I Made Him Sick 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After Winning the Lottery, I Dumped the Coldhearted Campus Heartthrob, and He Went Crazy 彩票中奖甩了高冷校草后，他疯了 He Won the Lottery and Dumped the Cold, Popular Guy at School. Now He's Gone Crazy 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 If This Is the End, I Would Still Die for You 如果这是最后，我依然会为你而死 If this is the end, I would still die for you —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Forget Not Your Beloved at Wangchuan 忘川不忘君 I Remember You Beyond the River of Forgetfulness —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Turns Out We Were All Supporting Characters in Our Youth 原来青春里，我们都是配角 Turns Out We Were All Supporting Characters in Our Youth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 You Have to Wait for Me Forever 你要一直等我 A few years after Chen Mu lost his grandparents and then his parents, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer at just nineteen. From that moment on, life lost its color for him, and he gave up on the girl who sat in front of him, far beyond his reach, even though he had always longed to pursue her. Not long afterward, a girl with roses in her hair and a sweet smile burst into his once pitch-black life. She was like a beam of light dispelling the darkness, illuminating Chen Mu’s gloomy heart. “Hell 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Obsessed CEO's Guilty Wife 偏执总裁的罪妻 [Obsessive + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + The Husband's Long Road to Redemption] A conspiracy led to two deaths. The man she had loved for five years personally sent Su Yan to prison. Five years behind bars left Su Yan barely human. Blindness, deafness, and a limp: she owed it all to him. After getting out, Su Yan became a cleaner, determined to earn money, find the child of the person who had saved her life, and stay far away from Lu Zhizhou. But she couldn't escape. Lu Zhizhou used every 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Addicted to Loving You: The Obsessive CEO's Guilty Wife 爱你成瘾：偏执霸总的罪妻 [The husband’s groveling road to winning her back + face-slapping + sweet and heartbreaking] She loved him for ten years and spent those same ten years trailing after him, only for him to personally send her to prison. She lost her voice and was wounded, but even when she gave up on herself, she never stopped loving him! Until he took her kidney and gave up their child! At last, she came to her senses and resolved to take revenge! But five years later, why was everything so different from what s 36Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 24 I'm in Love with Another Me. How Do I Get Out of This Situation? 我暗恋另一个我自己，这局何解？ I have a crush on another version of myself. How do I get out of this predicament? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 When the Mist Leaves the Desolate Isle 雾别荒屿 Lin Yu is an iceberg that never melts, and after a harsh upbringing, the piano is all he has for company. Jiang Wu is like a little sun, following at his heels and slowly warming his frozen world. At last, he opens his heart, believing that the rest of his life will be warm. But that tender encounter ultimately fails to last. Some lights only shine for a little while, yet he remembers them for a lifetime. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Jade in the Ashes: Love Lost in a Chaotic Age 烬余玉：孤影乱世情难全 [1v6 | Republican-Era Revenge | Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance] One great fire reduced the century-old Mu family to ashes. Six men, six “saviors,” six webs woven through with lies. She is Mu Xi, an orphan who crawled out of the ruins, carrying a blood feud and the secret of the imperial jade seal. They are a warlord who once held power over all, a refined and genteel consul, an idealistic revolutionary, a politician who keeps his cards close, an obsessive and unhinged childhood friend, and a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I've Only Seen My Moonlight Seven Times 我只见过我的白月光七次 Originally titled Blue and White Porcelain [First person + realistic fiction + secret crush + reunion after years apart + bittersweet beauty] “I spent my whole life learning how to say goodbye to you properly.” On January 21, 2000, twelve-year-old Yan Qiu met a boy just as lonely as she was in a drafty hospital corridor. From then on, she secretly called him her “Friend Number One.” Over the years, her life seemed to repeat the same exercise: she kept drawing closer to the sun named Wang Jing 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Made the Moon Disappear 我把月亮弄没了 I Made the Moon Disappear —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 I Transmigrated Back to Break Up with You 穿越回来与你分手 I Transmigrated Back to Break Up with You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Unmarried Legitimate Daughter: May You Return and Never Part 恨嫁嫡女之君归不离 [Inner-courtyard scheming + political intrigue + reborn + devoted to each other + equally matched leads + mutual pampering] "You guard the realm with your longsword; I await your return in red." In her previous life, the legitimate daughter of Prince Lang was trapped in the inner quarters and tormented to death by her worthless scumbag husband. This time, she means to kill the scoundrel herself, but the great general Xiao Buli beats her to it. She thought that being given another chance would 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Willow, Sway Gently 杨柳，轻轻摇 I often ask myself how I can die meaningfully, but that’s only something I want to do, something I need to do. Now I want to ask this world: What meaning does death have? What meaning does life have? My mother passed away… She was my last remaining family… After that… Doctors from the hospital kept coming by... every few days, disturbing my life… I’m grateful that someone cares about me... but when it happens so often... it gets annoying… I’m not sic 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Stand-In Has Turned Dark 替身已黑化 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Snow City, Happy New Year 雪城，新年快乐 “Happy New Year.” Those were the last words Lin’s dad ever said to Aunt Shu Qing. When I was eleven, I spent the liveliest New Year’s Eve of my life in the 808 Compound. But from then on, no New Year ever measured up to that one. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Divorce Countdown: The Heiress of the Capital Circle Is Sobbing with Regret 离婚倒计时，京圈大小姐悔哭了 On the hundredth time he was abandoned, Xie Huaichuan finally gave up. He humbly clung to his marriage with the president of the Song Corporation, while Song Jinhe repeatedly got tangled up with the man she had always loved. Framed and hurt, Xie Huaichuan was exhausted in body and mind. He wanted to end the marriage, but Song Jinhe domineeringly kept him by her side, while the heiress Xia Zhi threatened and toyed with him. They treated him like a plaything. Until Alma, a cold and haughty mafia b 52Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 35 Frost and Snow Lock Qingwu in Bianjing 汴京霜雪锁青妩 Traditional historical romance + possessive love Blood from the palace banquet stains the vermilion walls. In a single night, the Chancellor's estate is wiped out, and the noblewoman Shen Qingwu becomes a prisoner. After enduring one brush with death after another, she is rescued and clings to a tenuous hold on life. That same night, Prince Jin, Zhao Zhen, is caught in the brutal struggle for the throne. His mentor dies, his mother passes away, and although he survives, the new emperor banishes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Plum Blossoms Know the Elegant Heart 梅香知雅意 The Fragrance of Plum Blossoms Knows My Intent 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 My Beloved Wife Rongrong 吾妻融融 My Beloved Wife, Rongrong 41Reads—Score114d adds
- 38 The Far-Off Vega 迢迢织女星 How could you love someone at first sight only once...? Their love gilded each other in gold, yet the one you hold in your heart will always be irreplaceable. Two stubborn, conflicted young people spent eight years entangled with each other, never reaching an ending, and became the ones each would always hold in their heart... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 You Should Have Told Me in Your Next Life 下辈子你早点说 You should've told me sooner in my next life 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 She Always Runs Against the Light 她总在逆着光奔跑 For the first eighteen years of her life, before she met Lu Jingyan... Jiang Wan endured bullying and humiliation... When she decided to give up on this heartless world... Lu Jingyan appeared and saved her... Bonus Scene: That winter, the wind was bitterly cold, and the world lay buried in snow and ice. A black car pulled up beside the bridge. Its window rolled down, revealing a face as handsome as a god's. His gaze was gentle as he looked at the girl standing by the bridge in the distance. “ 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Those Years, Those Letters, and the Woman I Never Met 那些年，那些信，那个素未谋面的她 Those Years, Those Letters, That Woman I’d Never Met —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Say No to 996: It Starts with You and Me 拒绝996从你我做起 Say no to 996, starting with you and me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Smiling at the Memories, Crying for the Days Gone By 笑着回忆，哭过的时光 What should life be like? Actually, it should be just as it is now. Only then can it truly be itself. They say you have to cry before you can grow up, but real growing up happens on the nights when you don't cry. After three years of hardship, I learned to find sweetness among the shards of glass. I was also lucky enough to record the few beautiful moments from those years, and now I'd like to share them with you. Wishing you the joys of spring, the peace of summer, the blessings of autumn, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After Our Divorce, the Heir Who Hated Me to the Bone Went Mad 和离后，厌我入骨的世子疯了 I was betrothed to the Duke’s household from childhood. When I came of age, I married Shen Yan, who suffered from a mental disability. For the three years of our marriage, he hated me to the bone. He wouldn’t even let me touch him, let alone share his bed. That is, until he met my cousin. In her presence, he was as docile as a puppy and gave her all his affection. Again and again, he shoved me away in annoyance. I understood: he loved her. And I was tired, too. I no longer wanted to look after h 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Douluo Dalu: Don't Cry, Mom's Here 斗罗：别哭，妈妈在 Everyone says Qingqing is a sweet, well-behaved girl. Even she believes it. But why, even after she has been so obedient and tried so hard, can she still not escape that so-called fate? Why is she still abandoned by her mother, still unworthy of the right to live? Only she knows how heartbroken she felt in that moment when she held her mother's hand, how badly she wanted to cry. Perhaps she already knew how things would end when her mother kissed her forehead. She just didn't want to believe it. 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Ten Thousand Years from the Moonlight of That Year 我离那年的月光一万年 “I thought that childhood sweethearts who grew up together, innocent and carefree, could live a peaceful life by each other's side. Lu Jinqi, it seems our ending was written in the stars, but there's nowhere left for us to go.” A happy ending is the best ending. They were never meant to have one. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 My Lady, Stop Torturing Yourself. Seventh Master Is Dead 夫人别虐了，七爷他死了 Three years ago, Chu Lian was framed for murder. After being sent to prison, she learned the whole truth… Her beloved and her best friend had not only conspired to get her imprisoned, but were also the real culprits behind her family’s ruin. After three years of torment, who could have guessed that on the very first day after her “release,” Yin Muyan would scheme to secretly marry her, then set her up for murder again? Unable to hide her defiance, Chu Lian played along… Before prison, every a 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Peace and Happiness with Ning 与宁安好 Come, good readers, and hear the tale! They say the loyal and righteous Nan Rong Ning lived a life like a legendary scroll: twice she wore a phoenix crown and wedding robes, first marrying a living dead man, then a dead one. Her devotion defied all reason and left generations to marvel. The heroine, Nan Rong Ning, came from a humble family. She fell in love at first sight with Gongyi Cong, the young marquis heir of the prestigious Gongyi clan, one of the three great houses, and secretly gave him 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 A Farewell Letter from Last Summer 旧夏天的离别信 The wind suddenly turned gentle, sweeping up the red bean leaves scattered across the ground and sending them swirling around him. Her figure seemed to appear before his eyes once more. The farewell letter he had worried between his fingers until it was creased fluttered away on the breeze. In the distance, the yew trees rustled softly, mingling with the clear chime of a bell. It was just like the day they first met: he had been wearing a school uniform faded from too many washes, carrying a spo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Not Waiting 不等 Pending 22Reads—Score—14d adds
